Archive for September, 2010

Keppel Telecommunications & Transportation appoints Karmjit Singh to the board

September 30, 10 by Yahoo! News Search Results for telecommunications
Keppel Telecommunications & Transportation has appointed Mr Karmjit Singh as an Independent Non-Executive Director to its Board with effect from Oct 1. Mr Singh, 63, has had an extensive career in the air transportation and logistics industry. From 1998 to 2004, he was the Chief Executive of SATS...

Telstra cuts back, but not in NZ

September 30, 10 by newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz
Telstra Corporation says it has not confirmed how many jobs will be cut under its plan to simplify its business, but jobs in New Zealand are safe.Media reports yesterday suggested the telco giant would cut 6000 staff over the...

Telecom sees its biggest challenges still to come

September 30, 10 by newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz
Telecom's normally vociferous shareholders stayed silent at the company's annual meeting in Christchurch yesterday.Despite the challenges faced by the company in the past year, including major outages to its much-vaunted XT mobile...

Etisalat offers $12B for 46 percent of Kuwait Zain

September 30, 10 by Yahoo! News Search Results for telecommunications
Emirati telecommunications giant Etisalat said Thursday it has submitted a "preliminary conditional offer" to buy 46 percent it's Kuwait-based major regional competitor Zain, a deal valued at almost $12 billion.

Etisalat Offers $10.5 Billion for 46% Zain Stake

September 30, 10 by Yahoo! News Search Results for telecommunications
Emirates Telecommunications Corp., the United Arab Emirates’ largest phone company, offered to buy 46 percent of Kuwait’s Zain for about $10.5 billion in its biggest-ever deal.